Dhaka City – Capital of Bangladesh | area population

Dhaka city history: Dhaka is the Capital of Bangladesh. It is said to refer the Word Dhaka came from the “Dhak Tree” (beautiful Palash flower tree), once many trees exist in the area; Or from the Bengali word “Dhak” (instrumental sound) or originated for “Dhakeshwari” (a Hindu temple by Ballal Sena). In 7th century, the settlement was started in this area by the Buddist Kingdom of Kamarupa and Pala Empire. The control of Dhaka was gone to Hindu Sena dynasty in the 9th century. Few shops in Lakshmi Bazar, Tanti Bazar, Kamurtuli, Shankhari Bazar, Bania Nagar and Goal Nagar was the heart of old Dhaka.

In 1576, The Mughal Empire took the control of this area and developed many mosques, forts, universities, etc. Subahdar Islam Khan was the first Administrator of the city who changes the city name to “Jahangir Nagar in honor of Emperor Jahangir. Jahangir Nagar was dropped soon after the death of Emperor Jahangir.

Capital of Bangladesh

Dhaka Location : North: 23°22’30” to 24°22’20” And East : 89°41’6” to 90°21’23”. It is situated almost middle of Bangladesh Dhaka City Map

Dhaka City Area / Size : 1463.60 Sq. Km.

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Population of Dhaka : 14,399,000 people (1913)

In 2017, Population of Dhaka City is About 19 Million.

The city Dhaka is the most populated city in Bangladesh. Dhaka is also one of the most populated cities in the World. In 1950, the population of Dhaka was 8.5 million but in 2013, the population of Dhaka 14.4 million. In 2017, Dhaka population is about 19 million. The city Dhaka is one the densely populated city of the world. There are 29069 people live in a square kilometer.

Mausoleum of National Leaders : the mousoleum is located at the southwestern corner of Suhrawardy Uddyan, it is the eternal resting place of great national leaders, Sher-e-Bangla A.K. Fazlul Haque, Hossain Shahid Suhrawardy and Khaja Nazimuddin.

BangaBhaban : The official residence of the President of Bangladesh, near Motijheel area of Dhaka city.. One can have an outside view of this grand palace.

Ramna Green: A vast stretch of green garden surrounded by a serpentine lake near the Sheraton Hotel.

Parliament House : Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban (Parliament House of Bangladesh) located at Sher e Bangla Nagar has distinctive architectural features. the Assembly building was designed by the famous architect Louis I. Kahn, it may be called an architectural wonder of this region.

Science Museum : The museum is a modern learning center related to the latest scientific discoveries. Science Museum is situated at Agargaon of Dhaka.

National Memorial : It locates at Savar, 35, km. from Dhaka city. The memorial designed by architect Moinul Hossain is dedicated to the sacred memory of the millions of unknown martyrs of the war of liberation.